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Is the answer positive or negative?
8 + (-12)
Negative
Is the answer positive or negative?
-82.4 + (-82.4)
Negative
Is the following answer positive or negative?
1.18 + (-1.12)
Positive
How many fish did Mr. Risser catch ice fishing last week?
1
How do you find the sum of numbers with different signs
Subtract and take the sign of the # with the greater absolute value
In a game, Jareek earned 15 points in the first round, in the 2nd round he lost 20 points for not showing sportmanship. In the final round he scored double what he did in the first round. What is his final score?
15 + (-20) + 30 = 25 points